Fried Friday: Recent Episodes
Denis Livchak
Two foodservice industry nerds talk about restaurant equipment and how chef's tools influence their food and the bottom line. We will talk about commercial cooking, refrigeration and dishroom gadgets and trends you need to know about. We will discuss food quality and energy efficiency with industry's top experts while trying not to geek out on the latest restaurant trends. Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/friedfriday/support
Adam and I are talking about refrigeration this week: ice cream, walk-in coolers and freezers, reach ins and ice machines. This is gonna be one cool podcast episode sprinkled around with icy dry humor.
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Kevin Kochman of KCL talks about how foodservice design has migrated from the drafting table to the virtual world. We talk about what tools are available for foodservice designers and consultants to design and build their perfect kitchen and how it has become available to a wider audience. We also talk about what other attributes can be assigned to kitchen equipment at the design stage to ensure proper utility connections and to maximize energy efficiency.
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Robin Ashton from The Ashton Report and an industry veteran shares interesting stories about foodservice publishing, the current state of the industry and what to expect in the future.
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This week we have the crew from the Foodservice Technology Center: David Zabrowski and Michael Slater talking about coffee and coffee machines. They talk about new espresso machine test method development, coffee machine energy efficiency and all the intricacies that make a great cup of coffee.
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Frank Johnson talks about pizza ovens with a focus on of gas conveyor ovens. We also discuss pepperoni lift velocity, because if you don't know what that means, you need to tune in.
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Adam and I talk to our industry friend from the Pacific Northwest - Janel Rupp who talks about the equipment rep world and takes us to school on institutional foodservice equipment.
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Adam and I talk about dishwashing in commercial kitchens and reminisce about good ole times in the dishroom.
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Back by popular demand, another fryer episode. This time we bring in our guest Nicole O Rourke to talk about fryer tales from the field: her latest experience with the efficient fryer replacement project. She tells us about customer experience with new efficient fryers and how important oil maintenance and filtration is.
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Don Fisher and Brian Ward tell a story of the evolution of the foodservice equipment technology market over the past few decades.
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Adam and I discuss steamers with industry veteran Dipak Negandhi, we talk about pressure and pressure-less, boiler and boiler-less, connected and manual fill steamers.
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A year in review, or a fireside chat, fuel neutral of course, Adam and I discuss all the great foodservice topics from 2021 and upcoming topics for 2022.
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Andre Saldivar and I talk about rapid cook ovens and how the latest microwave/impingement technology is being integrated in the foodservice world.
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We continue our discussion about blast chillers with chef Mark
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We are joined by Chef Mark Duesler to talk about blast chilling and vacuum sealing applications and techniques. This is part 1 of a two part special.
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Braising Pans and Steam Kettles, has braising pan technology kept up with the modern combi times? We discuss braising and other cooking methods with our guest chef and appliance expert.
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On this episode we talk about the food delivery world: delivery apps, operator fees, wait times, takeout kitchens and other relevant topics with our new guest Hemal Brahmbhatt
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Food safety and proper food holding, we discuss health and quality issues from improper food holding in the foodservice industry with our food scientist guest Ted Roszel
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Griddles, flattops, grills? We also dabble in planchas and broilers. We talk about doublesided, single sided and other grill tech with our special guest Kong Sham.
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Combis are the jack of all trades appliance, but can they cook French fries, can they steam lobsters? We only scratch the surface of the combi oven world and discuss combi technology.
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We talk about everyone's favorite appliance - the Fryer. The best way to kick off the Fried Friday podcast. We talk about different fryer types, maintenance oil filtration, energy efficiency and much more.
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